Senior Applications Engineer - ASIC Physical Design and Automation

Synopsys India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys India Pvt Ltd is seeking a Staff Applications Engineer to support customers through ASIC physical design, synthesis, and tapeout workflows. You will work with Fusion Compiler, ICC2, and related tools to implement RTL-to-GDS flows, diagnose timing and power issues, and drive design closures at advanced nodes.

Strong scripting skills in TCL and Python are essential for automation. You will engage with customers remotely and onsite, providing technical guidance and collaborating with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on ASIC, physical design, implementation, or CAD engineering experience.
• RTL-to-GDS implementation flows including synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and physical design optimization.
• Proficiency in TCL and Python scripting to automate design tasks and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Support customers through physical design implementation and design closure using Synopsys tools.
• Debug complex design challenges across timing, power, area, congestion, routing, and runtime optimization at advanced process nodes including 5nm and below.
• Help customers achieve implementation closure while meeting aggressive tapeout schedules and design quality requirements.
• Provide technical guidance on best practices for synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, power optimization, and implementation methodologies.
• Build and maintain automation scripts in TCL to streamline workflows and improve turnaround time for customer engagements.
• Collaborate with internal R&D teams to reproduce customer issues, validate tool behavior, and feed real-world use cases back into product development.

Skills

TCL scripting

Python scripting

ASIC/physical design experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Fusion Compiler

ICC2

Formality

PrimeTime

Job description

Staff Applications Engineer ( ASIC, Physical Design, TCL / Python )

We Are Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support customers through physical design implementation and design closure using Synopsys tools
• Debug complex design challenges across timing, power, area, congestion, routing, and runtime optimization at advanced process nodes including 5nm and below
• Help customers achieve implementation closure while meeting aggressive tapeout schedules and design quality requirements
• Provide technical guidance on best practices for synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, power optimization, and advanced implementation methodologies
• Build and maintain automation scripts in TCL to streamline workflows and improve turnaround time for customer engagements
• Utilize AI-powered tools and workflows to improve productivity, accelerate issue resolution, and enhance customer support effectiveness
• Collaborate with internal R&D teams to reproduce customer issues, validate tool behavior, and feed real-world use cases back into product development
• Present technical solutions and recommendations to senior customer engineers and design leads during critical project phases
• Work across the full RTL-to-GDS flow, from implementation through signoff and tapeout readiness

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with at least 5 years of hands-on ASIC, physical design, implementation, or CAD engineering experience
• Direct experience with RTL-to-GDS implementation flows, including synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and physical design optimization
• Strong working knowledge of Fusion Compiler, ICC2, or equivalent digital implementation tools
• Understanding of timing, power, congestion, routing, and design closure methodologies
• Working knowledge of Formality, PrimeTime, or related EDA tools is a strong advantage
• Proficiency in scripting with TCL and Python to automate design tasks and improve workflow efficiency
• Experience with advanced process nodes (7nm and below) is a strong plus, especially if you have worked through design closure challenges at those nodes
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools and automation technologies to improve engineering productivity and problem-solving effectiveness
• Business-level English proficiency with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly in written and spoken form
• Willingness to engage directly with customers, including senior engineers and design managers, in both remote and onsite settings

Who You Are

You can explain a complex timing, congestion, or implementation issue to a customer in two sentences without losing the technical nuance that matters When a customer escalation comes in at 4pm on a Friday, you do not panic, you prioritize, engage the right people, and drive the issue to resolution You do not wait for perfect documentation or complete requirements, you ask the right questions, make reasonable assumptions, and move forward Detail matters to you, whether it is a script that needs to handle edge cases or a customer presentation that has to be technically accurate and clear You continuously look for ways to improve efficiency and know how to leverage AI, automation, and analytics tools to increase productivity and accelerate problem-solving You are comfortable working across time zones and cultures, adjusting your communication style to match the audience without losing clarity You treat customer problems like they are your own, not because it is your job, but because you care about delivering solutions that actually work

The Team You'll Be Part Of

Join a dynamic team focused on Fusion Compiler deployment, advanced-node implementation, design closure, and achieving best-in-class PPA results. We value collaboration, continuous learning, innovation, and helping customers solve their most challenging physical design problems.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process. At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability. At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

Experience Level Senior Level